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Ask the Experts - Hot Topics in Corporate Governance

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June 3, 2026 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PDT Webinar

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Alexis Santucci, Executive Director
alexis@nacdpsw.org

Kelly Colvard, Operations Manager
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NACD Pacific Southwest Chapter
13636 Ventura Blvd, Suite 643
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Phone: 559-273-3154

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Member Price: Complimentary

Non Member Price: Complimentary

Credits: 1 NACD Credit

Don't miss this annual program where our sponsors will respond to top-of-mind director issues in a quick-fire format.

8:00 - 9:30 AM (PDT): Program


Deloitte LLP - Caroline Davis Schoenecker, Managing Director, Center for Board Effectiveness: "How can the board and management turn today’s volatility into durable value while staying agile on strategy, talent, and risk?"

Financial Profiles - Moira Conlon, Founder & CEO: ""Should companies maintain quarterly reporting, assuming the SEC eliminates the requirement?"

KPMG - Danny Seto, Managing Director in Human Capital Advisory: "As the line between human effort and digital execution blurs, how must our board oversight evolve to manage the unique risks and rewards of a truly integrated hybrid workforce?"

Meridian Compensation Partners - Rosie Newman, Principal: "How is the Executive Chair role evolving – and what does that mean for compensation design?"

RSM - Alfred Ko, Partner, Risk Consulting: "How should boards define the scope of their oversight of AI-related risks—particularly those impacting SOX/ICFR and disclosures—while ensuring management has identified the AI use cases that could materially affect financial reporting, established appropriate controls and implemented training to support those controls?"

Semler Brossy - Michael Gorski, Managing Director: "What are the biggest takeaways from the Say on Pay season and evolution of proxy advisor influence?"

WTW - Mark Chen, Managing Director, Executive Compensation: "How should executive pay strategies be adjusted when succession planning is involved?"

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Speakers

Mark Chen

Managing Director, Executive Compensation, WTW

Mark Chen

Mark Chen has 20+ years of experience consulting to corporate boards and executive teams to align executive pay with strategic business objectives. This includes developing pay strategies, designing incentive plans, benchmarking pay levels, navigating governance issues and drafting effective CD&As. Mark is a frequent guest speaker at...

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Founder & CEO, Financial Profiles

Moira Conlon

Moira Conlon is the founder and CEO of Financial Profiles, a strategic communications firm that helps companies create value through effective communications with all stakeholders. Over her 30-year career, Moira has provided communications strategy and…

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Managing Director, Semler Brossy

Michael Gorski

Michael Gorski is a Managing Director at Semler Brossy. He helps boards and leadership teams navigate executive compensation with clarity, structure, and strategic alignment. Michael brings nearly 20 years of experience advising public, private, and pre-IPO companies—from high-growth firms to large, complex organizations. His clients include global corporations and privately held businesses...

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Alfred Ko

Partner, Risk Consulting, RSM US LLP

Alfred Ko

Alfred Ko, Partner, Risk Consulting, brings over 20 years of experience in IT risk and assurance, specializing in SOX 404, SOC reporting and IT controls for financial services organizations. He leads firmwide IT assurance methodology and supports PCAOB inspection readiness, and is a CPA licensed in Michigan, Illinois, California, and Hawaii…

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Principal, Meridian Compensation Partners

Rosie Newman

Rosie has over 10 years of executive compensation consulting experience across a variety of industries and both public and private companies. She provides guidance on a broad range of compensation matters including executive benchmarking, outside director compensation programs, pay for performance, annual and long-term incentive design, and corporate governance issues...

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Managing Director, Center for Board Effectiveness, Deloitte LLP

Caroline Davis Schoenecker

Caroline is the experience director for Deloitte’s Center for Board Effectiveness, helping lead boardroom experiences and insights that support corporate boards and directors in fulfilling their governance-related responsibilities...

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Daniel Seto

Managing Director in Human Capital Advisory, KPMG LLP

Daniel M. Seto, PhD

Daniel is a Managing Director in KPMG’s Human Capital practice, where he’s been in the consulting field for over 15 years in supporting mid to large-scale organization’s overall human capital strategies. He lead their Talent & Org solutions across all industries where he has a breadth of knowledge and experience centered on workforce strategies, talent management, organization design, HR transformations and behavior change management...

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Moderator

Director, East West Bancorp; Braille Institute; NACD PSW Chapter

Les Sussman, NACD.DC - Moderator

Lester M. Sussman has more than 40 years of professional services and private industry experience in accounting, auditing, and corporate governance. He is a senior advisor in the Risk & Compliance practice area for Resources Global Professionals (RGP), providing corporate governance, risk management, and compliance services to clients globally...

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NACD Pacific Southwest
Contact Us

Alexis Santucci, Executive Director
alexis@nacdpsw.org

Kelly Colvard, Operations Manager
kelly@nacdpsw.org

NACD Pacific Southwest Chapter
13636 Ventura Blvd, Suite 643
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Phone: 559-273-3154

Find a Chapter

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